Mouse NG2/MCSP Alexa Fluor™ Plus 488-conjugated Antibody

R&D Systems, part of Bio-Techne | Catalog # FAB6689AFP488

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Key Product Details

Species Reactivity

Mouse

Applications

Immunohistochemistry

Label

Alexa Fluor Plus 488 (Excitation = 493 nm, Emission = 518 nm)

Antibody Source

Monoclonal Rat IgG1 Clone # 546930

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Product Specifications

Immunogen

Mouse myeloma cell line NS0-derived recombinant mouse NG2/MCSP

Specificity

Detects mouse NG2/MCSP in direct ELISAs. In direct ELISAs, no cross-reactivity with recombinant human NG2/MCSP/CSPG4 is observed.

Clonality

Monoclonal

Host

Rat

Isotype

IgG1

Applications

Application
Recommended Usage

Immunohistochemistry

Optimal dilution of this antibody should be experimentally determined.

Formulation, Preparation, and Storage

Formulation

Supplied 0.2 mg/mL in a saline solution containing BSA and Sodium Azide.

Shipping

The product is shipped with polar packs. Upon receipt, store it immediately at the temperature recommended below.

Stability & Storage

Protect from light. Do not freeze. 12 months from date of receipt, 2 to 8 °C as supplied

Background: NG2/MCSP

NG2, also called MCSP (melanoma-associated chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan), CSPG4, or AN2, is a 400-500 kDa proteoglycan found on multiple cell types, including immature oligodendrocytes, osteoblasts, chondroblasts, and pericytes.  It interacts with integrin alpha3 beta1, galectin 3, MMP16, collagen VI and PDGFR alpha.  Mature mouse NG2 is a 2298 amino acid (aa) type I transmembrane glycoprotein.  The extracellular region is 2200 aa in length (aa 30-2229), while the cytoplasmic domain is 76 aa in size. The glycoprotein component of NG2 is approximately 300-315 kDa in size.  Proteolytic cleavage generates a 290 and 275 kDa form (excluding the chondroitin sulfate moiety).  There are two splice variants.  One shows a 38 aa substitution for aa 1657-2327, while another shows an alternate start site at Met1667.  Over aa 31-420, mouse NG2 shares 95% and 80% aa identity with rat and human NG2, respectively.    

Long Name

Chondroitin Sulfate Proteoglycan NG2/Melanoma Associated Chondroitin Sulfate Proteoglycan

Alternate Names

AN2, CSPG4, HMW-MAA, MCSP, MCSPG, MEL-CSPG

Entrez Gene IDs

1464 (Human); 121021 (Mouse); 81651 (Rat)

Gene Symbol

CSPG4

UniProt

Q8VHY0

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Product Specific Notices


This product is provided under an intellectual property license from Life Technologies Corporation. The transfer of this product is conditioned on the buyer using the purchased product solely in research conducted by the buyer, excluding contract research or any fee for service research, and the buyer must not (1) use this product or its components for (a) diagnostic, therapeutic or prophylactic purposes; (b) testing, analysis or screening services, or information in return for compensation on a per-test basis; or (c) manufacturing or quality assurance or quality control, and/or (2) sell or transfer this product or its components for resale, whether or not resold for use in research. For information on purchasing a license to this product for purposes other than as described above, contact Life Technologies Corporation, 5781 Van Allen Way, Carlsbad, CA 92008 USA or outlicensing@thermofisher.com.

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